PPG Showcases Sustainable Endeavors at Beautiful China Environment Forum
QINGDAO, China – The Beautiful China Environment Forum, an environmental protection event organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, the China Forum of Environmental Journalists and C-SR.net, successfully held its third meeting of 2015 in Qingdao recently. The forum, sponsored by PPG Industries, attracted more than 100 participants including officials from the field of environmental protection, representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), management of related enterprises, and journalists representing mainstream media.
Public awareness and involvement in environmental protection improved significantly following the January 1, 2015, implementation of the updated Environmental Protection Law and the September 1, 2015, implementation of the Measure on Public Participation in Environmental Protection. Themed “Environment Protection and Public Participation,” the forum focused on the role of the public in protecting China’s environment. Mr. Liu Guozheng, Secretary-General of the China Forum of Environmental Journalists, and Mr. Yang Mingsen, President of China Environment News, delivered keynote speeches at the event.